CPT code 93457: Cardiac catheterization, right heart, coronaries, bypass grafts2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports right-heart catheterization with coronary and bypass-graft angiography in one diagnostic session, including the associated imaging supervision and interpretation.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities3.1K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $1,193.41 for 93457 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $1,040.33–$1,608.91.

Medicare rate · 93457

Cardiac catheterization, right heart, coronaries, bypass grafts

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
6.47
Total RVUs
35.73
Global days
000

National rate · 2026

$1,193.41

Office setting, before claim adjustments.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

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On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 93457 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 93457 covers

An interventional cardiologist performs right-heart catheterization to measure pressures and, when obtained, oxygen saturation and cardiac output, while imaging the native coronary arteries and bypass grafts. A typical use is a diagnostic cath-lab evaluation of a patient with prior CABG when both right-sided hemodynamics and coronary or graft anatomy are needed, such as assessing ischemia alongside heart-failure or pulmonary-pressure findings. The code includes imaging supervision and interpretation for the angiographic work.

Choose 93457 when the documented session includes right-heart catheterization, coronary angiography, and bypass-graft angiography; coronary angiography without graft imaging is a different level, and left-heart catheterization changes code selection. The report should identify the catheterization measurements and the native-vessel and graft images interpreted. A 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. Bill the global service without a component modifier, or use modifier 26 for interpretation or TC for equipment and staff. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this anatomy. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

Where 93457 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 payment localities

$1040.33 to $1608.91

$1040.33$1324.62$1608.91
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109 of 109 payment localities

93457 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$1,057.52Unavailable
Alaska$1,342.16Unavailable
Arizona$1,158.10Unavailable
Arkansas$1,040.33Unavailable
Atlanta, GA$1,217.92Unavailable
Austin, TX$1,242.89Unavailable
Bakersfield, CA$1,269.71Unavailable
Baltimore area, MD$1,275.50Unavailable
Beaumont, TX$1,106.30Unavailable
Brazoria, TX$1,176.97Unavailable

93457 rates by state

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$1,040.33

$1,437.47

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93457 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$1,342.161
AL$1,057.521
AR$1,040.331
AZ$1,158.101
CA$1,266.03–$1,608.9129
CO$1,245.981
CT$1,278.901
DC$1,376.161
DE$1,178.811
FL$1,174.71–$1,299.593
GA$1,101.19–$1,217.922
GU$1,302.521
HI$1,302.521
IA$1,087.331
ID$1,095.371
IL$1,137.26–$1,257.124
IN$1,102.481
KS$1,081.821
KY$1,086.091
LA$1,084.27–$1,144.422
MA$1,237.30–$1,378.372
MD$1,203.13–$1,376.163
ME$1,101.99–$1,168.632
MI$1,117.98–$1,191.242
MN$1,189.191
MO$1,063.52–$1,148.723
MS$1,052.151
MT$1,193.331
NC$1,114.871
ND$1,167.031
NE$1,093.951
NH$1,226.111
NJ$1,292.19–$1,359.312
NM$1,124.911
NV$1,186.931
NY$1,133.58–$1,421.635
OH$1,112.611
OK$1,083.691
OR$1,176.49–$1,289.052
PA$1,114.47–$1,244.132
PR$1,203.011
RI$1,223.511
SC$1,115.851
SD$1,163.921
TN$1,087.951
TX$1,106.30–$1,242.898
UT$1,132.911
VA$1,164.49–$1,376.162
VI$1,203.011
VT$1,162.141
WA$1,235.05–$1,407.862
WI$1,123.491
WV$1,090.351
WY$1,181.861

How the 93457 rate is calculated

Each of 93457’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · 93457

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work6.47

6.47 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense27.93

27.93 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.33

1.33 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

35.7300

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$1,193.41

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 93457

The CMS indicators that decide how 93457 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 93457

Cardiac catheterization, right heart, coronaries, bypass grafts

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical1Diagnostic test with separate professional (26) and technical (TC) components.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 26 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

93457 without 26 · national office

$1,193.41

Cardiac catheterization, right heart, coronaries, bypass grafts

93457-26 · Professional component

$341.02

Pays only the interpretation and report.

When to use modifier 26

93457 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 93457

    Cardiac catheterization, right heart, coronaries, bypass grafts6.47 wRVU

    $1,193.41

  • 93456

    Cardiac catheterization, right heart and coronary study5.75 wRVU

    $1,093.55−$99.86

  • 93455

    Coronary angiography, with bypass graft imaging5.16 wRVU

    $979.31−$214.10

  • 93459

    Cardiac catheterization, left heart with bypass grafts6.19 wRVU

    $1,087.53−$105.88

  • 93461

    Heart catheterization, bilateral heart and graft imaging7.65 wRVU

    $1,329.02+$135.61

How to choose

93456Cardiac catheterizationRight heart and coronary study
Both include right-heart catheterization and coronary angiography; 93457 also includes bypass-graft angiography.
93455Coronary angiographyWith bypass graft imaging
93455 includes coronary and bypass-graft angiography without right-heart catheterization; 93457 includes the right-heart study.
93459Cardiac catheterizationLeft heart with bypass grafts
93459 includes left-heart catheterization with coronary and graft angiography. Use 93457 when the catheterization performed is right-heart rather than left-heart.
93461Heart catheterizationBilateral heart and graft imaging
93461 includes both right- and left-heart catheterization with coronary and graft angiography; 93457 includes the right-heart combination.

93457 billing questions

Can I report 93457 when bypass grafts are not imaged?

No. The service includes right-heart catheterization with coronary and bypass-graft angiography; 93456 is the related level for right-heart catheterization with coronary angiography without graft imaging.

How does 93457 differ from 93459?

93457 includes right-heart catheterization, while 93459 includes left-heart catheterization with coronary and bypass-graft angiography. Select based on the catheterization actually performed.

When should I use modifiers 26 or TC?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation or TC for the technical equipment and staff portion. Reporting the code without either modifier represents the global service.

How are other procedures in the same session paid?

Under the standard multiple-procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the other procedures are paid at 50%.

Is modifier 50 appropriate for 93457?

No. The anatomy and service represented by this code make modifier 50 inappropriate.

What should the procedure report document?

Document the right-heart catheterization measurements and the angiographic work on both the native coronary arteries and bypass grafts, including the images interpreted.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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